Stop Genocide NowGabriel co-founded Stop Genocide Now in 2005, which gave birth to i-ACT in 2009.
He became involved in the situation in Darfur out of a sense of personal responsibility. He believes the power of community and compassion, combined with personal empowerment, can bring about meaningful change.
Blog 12/23/06, N’djamena Airport 7:20am Stacey hates flying, or maybe dreads flying would be a better description. But, here she is in a small 18 seater plane with me, as the propellers start turning and the engines making a noise that must be terrifying to Stace. I’m between excited and worried. It’s not every day […]
Hey friends y familia: Last night Stacey and I had a some moments of tension and adrenaline rush, combined with a little fear, even if it might have fabricated by our overly-active brains and tired bodies. First there were black out that would come and go a few times. Then there was what sounded like […]
“Darfur is…the epicenter of an earthquake, whose waves create all the troubles in the countries around,” Antonio Guterres, UN High Commissioner on Refugees, said today in a press conference we attended. The destruction created by that earthquake is mind blowing and heart breaking. What’s really sad is that, if this was a real earthquake, not […]
Hello friends and familia: It was pitch dark and a bit cool, as we came off of the Air France plane and walked down the steps to go in to the N’djamena airport. Africa has a distinct feeling to it, and I’m just not sure how to explain it. I bet that anyone that’s been […]
Hello again my friends, familia: It was so nice to see Stacey, my travel partner for this i-ACT, walking up to me here at the Paris airport. We’re ready to go! It has a strange feeling to it, this trip. It feels familiar, from last year’s trip, but different, going in to a more volatile […]
I recently received an e-mail from Ali, an aid worker at camps Mile and Kounoungo. He gave me word on Ahmat, the English speaking young man we met on Day 11 of i-ACT. Ahmat is OK, working a few hours a day at a “restaurant” in the camp. He is no longer studying English, since […]
Hello everyone, Since coming back from the camps, I have not really been writing too much here. I’m going to change that, since I think it’s a great way to stay connected and let you know about the situation back in the camps and Darfur and about ways that you can become involved and be […]
Hi everyone, I wanted to share this e-mail from someone that followed i-ACT: Dear Gabriel I like to thank you and your team for going to see and hear the voices and show the video of your 21 days with the people of Darfur in their camps. I am originally from Darfur living right now […]
Hey friends, familia:We’re back in California, enjoying the comforts of home. Besides struggling through some serious jet-lag, I’m really feeling great urgency and energy for working harder to help the people we met, and the millions more, to get back to their homes. I really missed my home and family during the month I was […]
On Air France plane sitting at N’D airport 11:54pm “Did you accomplish everything you wanted to accomplish?” Chris asked me. On the field, given the challenges and our limitations, I’m “happy” with what we did. We presented the human side of the story, going beyond the numbers. Now we have some faces, happy and sad, […]